My husband is on the government's terrorist watch list
By Sarah O'Brien Originally published May 28, 2006
My husband is not a terrorist. He's not an ex-convict, a felon or on the lam, and if you don't count the occasional Post-it notes or paper clips that come home with him from the office, he's not even a petty thief.
But so far, he's had trouble convincing the government of this.
Every time he flies, regardless of the airline, he gets flagged when he checks in because he's on our government's terrorist watch list. As it was explained to us the first time it happened, something about his name, Michael Patrick O'Brien, creates the need for an airline manager to clear him.
Read the full article here: LINKSarah O'Brien is a former reporter and editor who lives in Hampstead.
